Athlete

I think we have seen evidence that being brave enough to go abroad can lead to a proper opportunity.

You expect the players to fight for their club and fight for their shirt, and when they come together, they are fighting for England.

If we are gong to be an outstanding team, we need players who are going to step up in the big moments and realise, every time they play for England, they have the chance to be involved in an iconic moment, a historic performance, and that they have that choice every time they go on the field.

I'm very conscious I've got a lot of faults, the same as everyone, and I have done plenty of things wrong.

I think I've made decisions for the right reasons, and I've always communicated them in a respectful way. As a manager, you can't do any more than that. I sit comfortably with that. But I've not enjoyed it.

If we want to be a top team, we can't get to 3-0 and suddenly decide not to play without the ball. We have to play with intelligence right through the game.

I manage every player as well as I possibly can, regardless of which club they're from, what their roots are.

I don't think, when you are involved with England, you can ever write any game or tournament off - that wouldn't be acceptable.

My kids don't think, for one minute, about where people are born, what language they speak, what colour they are. There's an innocence about young people that is only influenced by older people.

In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure.

Whenever people speak, you give the opposition the opportunity to use those words as they see fit.

Always, as a player, you are questioned and challenged about the next step. That's what drives the very best: they want to continually win.

Every time a young player comes in, he is excited and wants to prove himself, but also in football, the other players want to prove themselves to any new player that comes in, so that competition is the only way to stimulate performance.

It's important to recognise every player is different in their own characteristics, personality, and what they respond to.

Whenever you're in an England shirt, you have an opportunity to make history.

Ultimately, playing at international level, at all age groups, is good for a player's development, and that is good for clubs, too.

I didn't like it as a player when I felt a coach was fudging the reasons for leaving me out. As a player, I wanted to know where I was lacking in my game and where I could improve in order to get back in the team.

A lot of teams who go on to win trophies lose in quarter-finals or semi-finals first.

You have to be savvy. You have to be tactically aware, because that's what makes the difference in the big matches.

When you become England manager, the change in profile and interest in what you're doing is on another level.